Hot dogs and hepatitis A vaccines were on the menu at the Bartholomew County Public Library on Tuesday as state health officials continued their ongoing efforts throughout the county to combat an outbreak.
Approximately 45 people lined up in 84-degree heat in the library’s plaza awaiting the hot dogs and vaccines about 15 minutes after the clinic opened at 11 a.m. The line of people stretched out across the plaza, nearly reaching Fifth Street.
State health officials said 100 hepatitis A vaccines were administered at the library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Approximately 160 hot dogs were available, said Mildred Elkins, a Bartholomew County health official who had recruited a couple members of her church, Westside Community Church, to grill the hot dogs.
Tuesday’s vaccination clinic was the latest in a series of clinics locally hosted by state and county health officials, who are grappling to contain a major outbreak of hepatitis A in the state.
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